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UNITED STATES PATENT FFICE.

SAMUEL W. BARR, HENRY M. WEAVER, AND JACOB H. BARR, OF MANS- FIELD,OHIO.

CASH AND PACKAGE CARRIER.

SPECIFICATION forming part Of Letters Patent No. 411,636, datedSeptember 24, 1889. Application filed November 23, 1888. Serial No.291,670. '(ldo model.)

To aZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, SAMUEL W. BARR, HENRY M. WEAK ER, and JAcoB H.BARR, of Mansfield, in the county of Richland and State of Ohio, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Cash and PackageCarriers; and we do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear,and exact description of the invention,such as will enable othersskilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

Our invention relates to an improvement in cash and package carriers.

The object is to simplify the apparatus heretofore employed and at thesame time provide an effective apparatus of novel construction; and withthis end in view the invention consists in certain features ofconstruction and combinations of parts, as will be hereinafter fullydescribed, and pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a view in side elevation ofour improvement. Fig. 2 is a plan view of the split foot.- Fig. 3 is aview in side elevation of the carrier. Fig. 4 is a view in perspectiveof the double hook. Figs. 5 and (l are views showing the opposite sidesof the basket holder. Fig. 7 is a view in section through the center ofthe holder, and Fig. 8 is a detached view of the adjustable block.

A represents a split foot or elbow supported at its rear end by a hangerB, to which it is screwed, and braced by a rod 13', which lat ter may beloosened or tightened at pleasure by the take-up nut B The branches ofthis foot are preferably ribbed and slightly tapering and spreadoutwardly, as shown in Fig. 2, to receive the carrier and allow the freemovement of the swinging lever, through which the carrier is actuatedand upon which the cushioned latch-fork, which receives and holds thecarrier and acts as a cushioned buffer therefor, is yieldinglysupported.

0 represents this swinging lever, and it is pivoted near its centerbetween a pair of lugs a, one projecting from each branch in such amanner that when in its normal position it extends approximatelyparallel with the horizontal branches of the split foot.

1) represents the latch-fork having a pair of spreading spring-tines clat the forward end, the outer ends d of which are upwardly l rounded toreceive and bear gently upon a portion of the carrier and guide thelatter gradually to the rounded recesses e, which are designed toreceive one end of the carrier and hold it until released. The stem ofthe fork in this instance is round and extends loosely through a pair ofeyelets f f on the swinging lever. A guide-block E, secured to thisstein between the eyelets ff, is provided with projections c c on itslower side, which straddle the lever, it being adapted to hold theforked catch in proper position, and also serve as an abutment for thespiral springs F F on either side thereof, which furnish the fork with ayielding cushion in both movements. The rear spring F is preferably atleast double the length of the other, as it has to withstand greaterpercussive force than does the other spring. A pair of clips G arepivoted to the swinging lever, one at the forward end and the other atan equal distance from the pivot of the lever, but on the opposite sidetherefrom. To these clips Gr ends of the two track-wires H H aresecured, the

tension of said wires being such that the swinging lever is held in ahorizontal position and the wires consequently parallel and close toeach otherin order to receive the carmen The carrier consists of theframe-piece J, divided and spread apart at its ends and said partsupwardly turned to form four arms K, two at each end, between which thewheels L are j ournaled. The peripheries of these Wheels are grooved toreceive the track-wires, and, as they barely have clearance, the wirescannot be removed from them laterally, and hence the carrier or carcannot become accidentally derailed unless some portion of the apparatusbecomes broken or disarranged.

A basket-holder, composed of a pair of integral rigid jaws M Mflis pivotally secured at its upper end to the frame-piece J. Arms N N projectlaterally from this holder beneath the frame-piece J, and these arms areprovided on their ends with upwardly-projecting lugs h, which constituteseats for the spiral TOG springs i, the other ends of said springs beinginserted in holes j j in the frame-piece. By means of these springs theholder is yieldingly held in a position at right angles to theframe-piece, and although this position of parts is maintained while thecarrier is traveling from one place to another the springs relieve thesudden jar which would otherwise result to the basket and its contentswith the sudden and almost instantaneous stoppage of the carrier when itreached its destination. The jaws M M are similar in shape and at theirlower ends are curved outwardly to form the open lips 10 7.3. These jawsare provided with elongated slots Z Z, the former extending farther intothe lip 70 than the other, and a double latch-hook O is pivoted betweenlugs m on the jaw M and adapted to swing in the slot Z. The double latchis of peculiar form, the larger hook Z being at the bottom and soweighted and proportioned that it normally extends across from one slotZ to the other Z, with its lower end rounded upward, so that anythingstriking this hook from below at any point between the lips 7a It willforce itback momentarily. At the same time this larger hook extendsacross from jaw, to jaw the smaller hook Z on the other end alsoprojects across the space between the guideribs n on the upper ends ofthe inner faces of the jaws and in readiness, owing to its being formedon the otherside of the pivot from the larger hook, to extend stillfarther across the space as the larger hook is pushed aside. So it isobvious from the very fact that there is a hook on each end or on eitherside of the pivot that one hook recedes while the other moves forward,and vice versa.

The basket-holder R consists of a saddleplate R in the center, having apair of upwardly-curved spreading-arms S S projecting therefrom, and tothe outer ends of which the bails T, which support the basket, arepivoted. The saddle-plate is rounded at r, on one side tapering down toa sharp edge 8 and hollowed out on the other side i. Ears T on each sidegive the holder a finish and prevent the basket from swinging too farlaterally. Cables U are strung over pulleys u in the branches of thesplit shoe A, and hooks U are suspended from said cables and connectedby bales U to hold them in position to take under the arms S S of thebasketholder. Blocks V, having cavities therein to receive the hooks U,are held by rods to, loosely mounted in the outer ends of the splitshoe, the nuts to being provided, whereby the blocks are adjusted up anddown to receive and stop the hooks U at the proper elevation, as shownin Fig. 1, to catch the arms of the basket-holder.

The operation is as follows: Suppose the carrier to be held on thetrack-wires between the branches of the split foot A by the fork D. Thehooks U are lowered to the counter or within reach of the operator, andthe basket-holder is placed on them. The cable U is then pulled untilthe staple 0 and saddle-plate B have forced the lower end of the doublehook aside and the former has struck the upper hook Z which prevents itfrom being elevated too far. The holder is then allowed to drop, therounded portion 7* forcing the hook Z forward beneath it and the upperhook back out of the way. Now to start the carrier, the cable WV ispulled, thus vibrating the lever O, spreading the track-wires H H, andelevating the fork D. This starts the carrier, and the spreading apartof the wires behind the wheels of the carrier forces the latter to thecash-counter. WVhen it returns, it is caught by hooks U; but it cannotbe removed from the jaws M' M unless the cable U is again pulled anduntil the staple 0 has passed above the small hook Z of the double hook.The hook now assuming its normal position, as previously described,throws the a smaller hook across the opening m, so thatby dropping thehooks U the staple .0 forces the smaller hook of the double hook 0 downand the larger end out, thus opening the passage and leaving anunobstructed path for the saddle-plate to pass out from between the jawsM M. This completes the operation, which is repeated every time cash orpackages are sent to the cashier or bundle-clerk.

Having fully described our invention,what

we claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. In a cash and package carrier, the combination, with track-wires, ofa carrier with wheels adapted to travel on such wires, mechw anism forspreading the wires to actuate the carrier, and a longitudinally-movablespringcushioned locking device connected with said mechanism for holdingthe carrier, substantially as set forth.

2. In a cash and package carrier, the combination, with track-wires, anda carrier with wheels adapted to travel on such track-wires, ofmechanism for spreading the wires to actuate the carrier, alongitudinally movable spring-cushioned locking device connected withsaid mechanism for holding the carrier, and means for simultaneouslyliberating and actuating the carrier, substantially as set forth.

3. In a cash and package carrier, the combination, with track wires anda carrier adapted to ride thereon, of a swinging lever to which the endsof the wires are fastened, a latch-fork having sliding contact with thelever, and springs for cushioning said fork in each direction,substantially as set forth.

4. In a cash and package carrier, the combination, with track-wires anda carrier IIO adapted to ride thereon, of a swinging lever straddlingthe lever, and springs mounted on the stem on each side of theguide-block, substantially as set forth.

5. In a cash and package carrier, a frame having a double hook bothmembers of which are located in positions to be engaged by thebasket-bail, one member being adapted to support the basket, while theother member operates when engaged by the bail to move thebasket-supporting member from under the basket-carrying bail.

6. In a cash 'and package carrier, the combination, with a frame andbasket elevating and lowering devices, of a double hook attached to thecarrier, both members of the hook being in positions to be engaged bythe basket-bail, one member being adapted to support the basket, whilethe other member when engaged by the bail operates to move thebasket-supporting member from under the basket-carrying bail,substantially as set forth.

7. In a cash and package carrier, the combination, with a frame-piecehaving wheels journaled thereima pair of integral jaws pivoted to thesaid frame-piece, and springs interposed between the jaws andframe-piece, of a double hook pivoted in one of said jaws, substantiallyas set forth.

8. In acash and package carrier, the combination, with a frame-piecehaving wheels j ournaled therein, of a pair of integral slotted jawspivoted to the frame-piece, said jaws having outwardly spreading lipsand integral ribs, springs interposed between the jaws and frame-piece,and a double latch-hook pivoted to one jaw and adapted to swing in theslot, substantially as set forth.

9. In a cash and package carrier, the combinatiomwith a carrier having apair of jaws pivoted thereto, and a double latch-hook pivoted in one ofsaid jaws, of a basket and basket-holder, said holder having a trip orstaple thereon adapted to engage the upper member of the double hook,substantially as and for the purpose set forth. v

10. In a cash and package carrier, the combination, with a carrierhaving a pair of integral jaws pivoted thereto, and a double latchhookpivoted to one of the jaws, of a basket having bails and holder, thelatter having a trip or bail thereon, and a rounded face for operatingthe double latch-hook, substantially as set forth.

11. In a cash and package carrier, the combination, with a carrier-frameand devices for supporting a basket, of adjustable blocks, and

hooks located below the adjustable blocks for elevating the basket tothe basket-supporting devices.

12. In a cash and package carrier, the combination, with a frame mountedon wheels and havingbasketsupportingdevices depending therefrom, of asplit foot, a block adj ustably secured thereto, and hooks located belowthe blocks, substantially as set forth.

In testimony whereof we have signed this specification in the presenceoftwo subscribing witnesses.

SAMUEL IV. BARR. HENRY M. IVEAVER. JACOB H. BARR.

W'itnesses:

HOWARD B. DIRLAM, En. R. STILsoN.

